Furnished stays annual leases

Stay long enough to belong.

Distinctive places for shorter visits, longer stays, and the chapters that become home. Thoughtfully cared-for rentals in South Carolina and Florida.

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A warm, artfully furnished residential interior viewed through a doorway
Come in. Stay awhile.

A place for the chapter you're in

More than one way to stay.

Some people need a furnished place for a season or a few nights away. Others are ready to settle in for a year or more. The Second Story makes room for both—with spaces chosen and cared for as places to live, not units to fill.

Furnished stays

Make the in-between feel like your own.

In downtown McCormick, The Retreat offers a furnished rental designed primarily for monthly and extended stays of 30 nights or longer. The calendar makes room for shorter visits too, with a three-night minimum. Shorter stays are booked through Airbnb.

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A quiet sunlit reading chair beside a gently moving linen curtain
Longer stays · Shorter visitsRoom to settle in.

Three places. One point of view.

Where will your next story take you?

The route so farSouth Carolina to Florida
The Second Story locationsA route line with stops in McCormick, Charleston, and Tampa.
01McCormickSouth Carolina
03CharlestonSouth Carolina
02TampaFlorida
A portfolio map—not a driving route.
01

South Carolina

McCormick

Small-town ease, lakes, trails, and a walkable Main Street.

Furnished stays and annual leases
02

Florida

Tampa

A residential home base close to the city’s everyday energy.

Currently in our annual lease program
03

South Carolina

Charleston

Room to settle in, with the Lowcountry within easy reach.

Currently in our annual lease program
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Why The Second Story?

Because life rarely follows the first draft.

The job you didn't expect to take. The town you never imagined living in. The season that changed your plans. We create places for what comes next—and care for them like the setting matters.

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